Book Selection in Academic Libraries

Selection and Acquisition of E-resources in Academic Libraries: Challenges

The present study was conducted among the academic librarians under Mumbai University to ascertain the major challenges faced by them while selecting and acquiring e-resources. The survey revealed that the college libraries‘ e-collection is dominated by e-journals. It is found that the librarians use multiple tools to select the e-resources. Apparently, the selection of e-resources depend upon ...

Book Review: Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries

It's not surprisingly when entering this site to get the book. One of the popular books now is the privacy in the 21st century issues for public school and academic libraries. You may be confused because you can't find the book in the book store around your city. Commonly, the popular book will be sold quickly. And when you have found the store to buy the book, it will be so hurt when you run o...

E-books in academic libraries

Purpose This paper provides an analysis of the current state of the art in e-books, and attempts both to set the scene and provide reasons for their low uptake. Methodology The different approaches to e-books of academic librarians, authors, publishers and readers are considered, using the results of a recent survey commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Findings and Va...

Pricing Policies in Academic Libraries

ECONOMICPRESSURE ON LIBRARIES in the United States is approaching a critical stage.’ Academic libraries in particular are vulnerable to this pressure because of tightened budgets coupled with rapidly increasing costs. Academic institutions have been hurt economically by the need to increase tuition, while enrollment is decreasing due to lower birthrates in the 1950s and early 1960s, less intere...

The Case of the Disappearing E-Book: Academic Libraries and Subscription Packages